By Andrew Hasbun | FOX 10 News
One major power company wants to charge some solar users more for the use of solar power.
This meeting has been going on for two days. Essentially Arizona Public Service wants to add a surcharge to the bills of customers who have solar panels installed at home, but the solar industry in Arizona is fighting very hard against APS.
The Corporation Commission spent the entire day asking questions of APS and the representatives from the solar industry.
APS claims people who don’t have solar are unfairly bearing the cost of maintaining the power grid so that solar customers can have lower bills. So the company wants to charge solar customers an extra fee to help offset the costs of maintaining the power grid.
Solar companies say this is APS’ way of making solar less appealing to potential customers and they appeared to be fighting very hard against any kind of fee, but changed course and seemed open to a settlement.
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